Queer Book Club – We Have Always Been Here

Join us for a discussion of We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir on Sunday Nov. 10 2-5pm at Villa Vida Café.

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How do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don’t exist?

Samra Habib has spent most of their life searching for the safety to be themself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, they faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the small, dynamic sect to be blasphemous. From their parents, they internalized the lesson that revealing their identity could put them in grave danger.

We have a partnership with o*books and order books for the next sessions from them that can be picked up in-store. o*books is a queer feminist bookshop in Vienna. Join the Whatsapp group so you can order your book if you’d like and get all the updates on future bookclubs! You can also follow us on Instagram @vienna.queer.book.club. Everyone is welcome, whether you have read the book or not. You are also invited to bring snacks if you would like to share with the group 🙂 Let’s get cozy together!